A Boris Johnson aide who was pictured with tinsel round his neck at the partygate Christmas quiz in Downing Street has left his job.
Stuart Glassborow, who was the Prime Minister 's Deputy Principal Private Secretary, held a "tea and cake" gathering on Friday to mark his departure from his role.
It comes as the Metropolitan Police start to issue fines to Number 10 staff over another Xmas quiz held on the same week, according to the Sunday Mirror.
Glassborow was earlier named as one of those expected to be sacked as the PM battled to save his own job.
The Sunday Mirror reports the aide is taking "extended leave over the summer" before moving on to his new role.
Earlier this year the Mirror published a picture of two members of Johnsons staff in No10, alongside the PM and a bottle of champagne during a quiz.
Glassborow was snapped looking at a screen with tinsel round his neck during the covid lockdown.
A number of staff took part in the quiz in person on December 15, 2020, despite claims it was an ‘online’ event.
A source told our sister paper that Glassborow was not leaving because of partygate, but because he wanted to do something new.
Cops are understood to have been begun issuing fines to those who attended the festive season party, which took place on December 18, 2020.
The party, first revealed by the Mirror, was said to have been attended by 40 of Johnson’s top team.
The Downing Street media team dodged questions for a week before a video published by ITV showed staff joking about it.
Officials knocked back glasses of wine and held a Secret Santa while the rest of the country was forced to stay at home.
The Prime Minister claimed in the House of Commons that all covid guidance was followed, but a video emerged of a mock press conference in which press secretary Allegra Stratton joked about the knees-up and the lack of social distancing.
She later resigned following the emergence of the video.
Number 10 declined to comment, other than to confirm the Prime Minister has not received any further fines at this time.
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